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What's your opinion on free will?

I am religious and believe in free will
- 71 (27.7%)
I am religious and do not believe in free will
- 10 (3.9%)
I am not religious and believe in free will
- 114 (44.5%)
I am not religious and do not believe in free will
- 61 (23.8%)

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Author Topic: Railgun and Spirituality Discussion  (Read 686386 times)

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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1305 on: March 21, 2015, 10:55:35 am »

First off, Lucifer was a human king.  The only mention of Lucifer, Isaiah 14:12 on, is fairly clear:
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/is/14.html
Only if you forget that 'Babylon' is used metaphorically more often than not.
Generally I'd be very wary about a bible commentary by people who wrote it primarily as sceptics.
And what about a non-sceptic commentary? Either, it will be as biased as all get out. Best just to read and, if you're uncertain, investigate.
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1306 on: March 21, 2015, 11:52:04 am »

A non-sceptic commentary I'll read like I read the feulliton: Mostly as interesting literature.
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1307 on: March 21, 2015, 11:57:15 am »

And yet you still claim to be Catholic.

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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1308 on: March 21, 2015, 12:17:35 pm »

Why do you think they're called Marx generators? :P
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1309 on: March 21, 2015, 03:40:40 pm »

Totally Relevant:
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1310 on: March 21, 2015, 03:45:28 pm »

*hrm*
I think religion is not a societal construct used by the upper classes to subjugate the lower classes.

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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1311 on: March 21, 2015, 03:59:13 pm »

*silence*

He's heard that far too often. But watch this:
"In the fight against the bourgeoisie it is necessary for the proletariat to ally itself with reactionary forces such as the Church. Also English beer is just as good as German beer!"
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1312 on: March 21, 2015, 04:10:35 pm »

My friends... we have discovered an energy source more efficient than nuclear fusion.
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1313 on: March 21, 2015, 05:03:43 pm »

Not only that, but it's pre-weaponized by its very nature!  Such efficiency.
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1314 on: March 21, 2015, 05:10:41 pm »

If we want to get maximum whirlage out of his corpse, we should worship his earthly remains.

That should get some good friction steam rising.
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1315 on: March 21, 2015, 05:11:38 pm »

Just call him the father of modern fascism. That should be sufficient. ;P
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1316 on: March 21, 2015, 05:40:12 pm »

Or claim that the Kapital gave you some interesting new ideas for exploiting your workers more efficiently.

By the way, if we hook up Orwell too, the guy in charge of the NSA could say something similar about 1984...
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1317 on: March 21, 2015, 06:02:14 pm »

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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1318 on: March 21, 2015, 06:10:33 pm »

Aaaaand now I'm thinking about whether orange pornography exists.
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Re: Religion and Spirituality Discussion: Yet Another Thread
« Reply #1319 on: March 21, 2015, 06:15:40 pm »

Without daring to invoke the terror of internet rule #34, i'll just post this picture of a unique form of citrus (while not an orange, that's a technicality), and let you draw your own conclusions about how possible pornography with it would be.

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